I don't collect cigars.

But I do have some from 10 or more years ago that I just haven't gotten around to smokin' yet.

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You IS a hoarder!

2nd floor you gots?

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Dat ain't no ranch house ya wannabe cowboy!

What percentage of your sticks are getting better with age?

I have 72"

I don't know. I don't really keep tabs on that. I do recall that some of them that I might remember to be spicy are usually mellower if the cello is yello... with all the good goo seeped out of the cigar and stuck on the cello. 🙂

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I don't collect cigars, but I accumulate the hell out of them...if I called it a collection people would assume I don't plan on smoking each and every one of them(or sharing them with friends)....definitely not all high end but most are tasty mid range smokes I enjoy along with a smattering of high end smokes...🍺

The Kinks said it best...."I'm on a low budget...."

Yea, good point. I'm in the process of trying to age some smokes for the first time. My humidor rotates but can now see the benefits of aging some sticks 1-2 yrs. I'm starting the experiment with some Chillin Moose but am smoking all my high ends at will. Since discovering Cigar Bid; I'm already doubling the collection in less than a month. :-" so I think it would allow me to start aging for the first time; now that I'm not paying full retail.

some will, though, and id'ing them is part of the fun.

the other side of the coin is that some great cigars will get worse with age, and you'll regret saving them, instead of smokin em...

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I typically prefer Connies and Cameroon wrapped cigars to be fresher but because I rarely smoke them, haven’t yet figured out the peak points for them. So to Delta’s point, I may be missing out ‘cause I’ve let them rest too long. 🤦

I do prefer most, if not all of my Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro cigars to nap for at least 2 years. Haven’t yet figured out the max as I’ve had the privilege of trying some that have rested for 5-10+ years and some were GREAT, others okay...ultimately, no definitive conclusion.

When all is said and done, like Al said, the fun part of the journey is the figuring out how long to not ash up a cigar in order to let them reach their optimum smoking point. I still have a small handful of cigars that I bought when I first started getting “serious” about premium cigars so all I gotta do is find them (...not always an easy task...) and spark them up.

One thing for sure, now that you’ve been bitten by the CBid bug, your collection (...and credit card statements...) will grow exponentially and you’ll just naturally be able to them to rest/nap/age.

Some sort of OCD?

signed...a collector 😰

Correct, some don't improve with age.

Agree!

This is where I disagree.

I've been doing the cigar thing for a very long time and my collection is crazy big. I can't recall ever having a cigar get worse with age. As I said in another post, with age generally strength decreases and complexity/richness of flavor increases. If you define "quality" as only "strength", then yes they lose "quality". But if you define "quality" more broadly, as I believe you should, then they never lose quality.

They may not improve at all, or they may improve at varying rates, typically with diminishing returns leading to no further improvements after a while (usually a long while).

But I can't recall ever saying to myself, "man, this stick is over the hill and lost its quality". The most I'd say is, "this stick isn't as strong as it used to be" but usually in that case, the other components of flavor have gotten better.

I've never regretted aging a cigar, even when they're 15-20 years old.

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"One thing for sure, now that you’ve been bitten by the CBid bug, your collection (...and credit card statements...) will grow exponentially and you’ll just naturally be able to them to rest/nap/age."

This became apparent to me fairly quick.

Go straight to the enormous 116-quart Sterilite (or similar) transparent containers that I use. Think that's too crazy big? Soon you'll have 3 of them, then 5, then 9, then 12, then...

Nice thing is, they're stackable, so when the disease gets really bad, you can have multiple columns of them going up all the way to the ceiling! It saves 'footprint' on the floor, very convenient!

(Results may vary based on your amount of disposable income).

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Buck,

I use the Aficionado app to log my cigars and you can have multiple humidors also. You can transfer cigar between humidors also. You can write notes and gauge the flavor. I got the upgrade and I can sync between my phone and tablet. I really like it.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ch.infero.aficionado&hl=en_US